Secure our Arctic
Canada First Conservatives have a plan to take back control of the Canadian Arctic.
We will:
- Double the size of the 1st Patrol Group of the Canadian Rangers from 2000 to 4000 Rangers.
- Acquire two additional Polar Icebreakers for the Royal Canadian Navy. These icebreakers will be on top of the current polar icebreakers that are being built for the Coast Guard.
- Build Canada’s first permanent Arctic military base since the Cold War: CFB Iqaluit. This base will host the new F-35 fighter jets and Poseidon P-8s.